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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of berg + werken + -er. First attested in the seventeenth century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛrxˌʋɛr.kər/
- Hyphenation: berg‧wer‧ker
Noun
bergwerker m (plural bergwerkers, diminutive bergwerkertje n)
- (now uncommon) miner (one who works in a mine)
- Synonyms: mijner, mijnwerker